Deals
Argos Soditic acquires Gantrex
Deal sees Argos make its second foray in Belgian market
Mid Europa increases Walmark stake to 100%
Stake increase follows two bolt-ons in 2015
Ratos’s Bisnode acquires AIS Nordic for SEK 65m
Swedish listed GP will contribute SEK 45m in equity
VC-backed Deezer to raise up to €405m in upcoming IPO
Music streaming business sets price range ahead of listing
Comment: Redefining the off-market deal
Grant Thornton's Gray discusses off-market deals to conclude our Origination Series
Curetis eyes IPO on Euronext
Company was founded in 2007
Luxendo closes €6m series-A
Company is spin-off from European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Index leads £1.45m investment in Gitter
Gitter is a messaging tool for GitHub
Sun European picks up Finlays Horticulture
Deal values the company at around £100m
HTGF backs virtualQ
Company was founded in 2014
Marfeel raises $3.5m from Nauta et al.
Funds earmarked to boost presence in US market
Ysios et al. inject €19.4m into Minoryx
Other backers include Kurma, Idinvest and Chiesi
Origination: Carve-outs and take-privates
Part five of our Origination Series looks at take-privates and carve-outs
Upcoming IPO to value Advent’s Equiniti at up to £600m
Offer price range set between 165-200 pence per share
Alven, Orange Digital in €7m round for Wynd
Company had previously raised €1.8m in 2014
Redalpine scores 10x exit from InSphero
Asset sold to family office
Accel leads €18m series-B for Doctolib
Series-B brings total funding raised to €23m
MML’s Clean makes bolt-on
MML acquired Clean in December 2014
Via Venture acquires EnviDan
Buyout comes as part of ongoing succession plans
Ixo injects €4m as part of Missler Software reshuffle
GP had backed the company's buyout in 2005
Origination: Pass-the-parcel deals
Part four of our Origination Series looks at secondary buyouts
PE-backed WorldPay lists in largest London IPO of 2015
Flotation values payment technology business at £4.8bn
Clue raises $7m series-A from Union Square and Mosaic
Company is active in 180 countries
Segulah sells Etraveli to ProSieben Travel for SEK 2.2bn
Deal is second exit for GP in 2015